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How do vaccines protect your health aside from strengthening your immune system?
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Vaccines: do not strengthen the immune system, simply put: they rather train the immune system on how to combat a specific microorganism by forming antibodies specific for that bacteria or virus on re-exposure, you can maintain your immune system by leading a healthy lifestyle, good luck
Answered 6/7/2017
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